Join the Jitterbugs and other fun at Wicked Local's Winter Funcation 2018

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Feb 14, 2018 at 6:30 AM

By R. Scott Reedy, Correspondent

If you’re just realizing that February school vacation week is around the corner, then Wicked Local has you covered with a ready-made antidote for cabin fever -- Winter Funcation 2018.

On Wednesday, Feb. 21, parents and children can head to Kingston Collection in Kingston for a day of free, non-stop fun featuring everything from face painting, educational activities, balloon exhibitions, an interactive family fitness class, contests and games, to a fashion show, appearances by costumed characters and live dance and music performances.

“Based on the overwhelming success of last year’s event, Winter Funcation is back!” said Wicked Local Event Marketing Manager Ellen Bluestein. “We’ve added additional activities and live performances to this year’s program that are sure to keep both children and their parents entertained and engaged throughout the day. We’re delighted to have Kingston Collection as our official presenting sponsor this year, and thrilled to be back at that location. The family friendly atmosphere of Kingston Collection makes it the perfect partner for this event.”

And the young ones won’t be the only attendees busy with activities. For parents and grandparents, exhibitors will showcase their child-focused programs, goods and services. These will include Derby Academy, Edaville Family Theme Park USA, K1 Speed and Lighthouse Counseling.

While the first part of the day will center on activities for elementary school-age children -- including the opportunity to sing and dance along with Karen K & the Jitterbugs -- there will be plenty for all ages to enjoy.

The early afternoon will feature performances by students of the South Shore Dance Academy and Manomet School of Dance, as well as rising pop stars Chloe Lang, Elle Renee and the headliner trio, Eclypse.

Lang, 16, is best known to television audiences as Stephanie on the Nick Jr. and PBS Kids Sprout series, “LAZYTOWN.” But the Connecticut-born Lang is more than just a talented young actress. She’s also an accomplished live entertainer, as she will demonstrate at this year’s Funcation.

Canadian singer/songwriter Renee is a 10th-grader from suburban Toronto who recently released her first single, “Lovamon.”

In the early 1990s, Scott Ross (alias Scottie Gee) was part of “Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch,” the hit record-making hip hop group fronted by Dorchester’s own Mark Wahlberg. A quarter-century later, Ross is the musical mastermind behind “Eclypse,” a three-member female group that has opened for LFO on tour.

Comprising three young Bay Staters -- Latasha Maldonado, 19, of Acushnet; Kylie Moniz, 19, from Fall River; and 18-year-old Quincy resident Julia Picarski -- “Eclypse” is sure to have all of Funcation 2018 moving to the beat.

When families are done having fun at the festival, they can find other things to do at Kingston Collection.

“Kingston Collection is the ideal spot for this type of winter festival,” said Bluestein. “It has so many great stores, terrific restaurants, and wonderful entertainment venues with special appeal to families and children, and some of them will even be conducting special activities in conjunction with Winter Funcation 2018.”

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